Assignment:
Intercultural Report
You are tasked with writing an Intercultural Report meant to compare and contrast 2 nations with a view to help a businessperson from Country A (country of origin) work for a significant period of time in country B, a country located on another continent. The overall aim of the report is to provide him/ her with the kind of information that will make adjusting and adapting in country B in a far smoother experience.
In said 12 page (+ annexes) report you need to include the following elements
1) Culture shock phenomenon.
2) Cultural strands (focus on three strands: religion, history and another strand of your choice)
3) Cultural dimensions (15): index scale + Commentary
Take time to explain how you reached a certain index on the 0 to a 100 scale for those dimensions which have not been indexed (yet).
4) Expat Insider Ranking (2019)
5) Metaphor (country A and B: official + proposal)/Proverbs and Sayings.
6) Business practices (decision-making processes meetings negotiation practices...)
7) Concluding remarks and practical advice
8) Annex: Interview transcription.
Note that the cover page should be composed of 12 to 15 mosaic-like images, representing typical and/ or unique aspects/ symbols/ cultural artifacts/ cultural strands/ tourism sites etc of the culture of the destination country refer to the cultural strands to help you select the pictures).
While this assignment is not a research paper but rather the kind of practical report which will provide pointed and practical information to a businessperson, you still need to provide a list of all the sources you have accessed. (in-class lectures, videos, interviews, textbook, articles etc.).
Ensure that they are all clearly provided for in the report. Provide a full bibliography at the end. Note that the validity, quality and quantity of sources accessed will also impact on the overall grade
Annex
You are tasked with interviewing an expert on country sentence introduction in italics before the actual trans between 8 to 12 questions and no more than 3 pages 1 parts of the interview in the body of your report.
Take time to consider the best possible person to inter face to face. To find and select a useful and knowledg cultural centers, chamber of commerce, associations etc.